Sure, Star Trek XI can be looked at as the movie that revitalized Star Trek as a franchise and was one of the biggest films of 2009, but I think its overall popularity is somewhat overrated by Star Trek fans. All award shows are nothing more than popularity contests, IMO, and the voters simply voted for who they liked the most. Can't really blame them for not being all Star Trek fans. It really was an achievement in itself for Star Trek to be nominated for anything by MTV, because it generally isn't the case...

Sure, Star Trek XI can be looked at as the movie that revitalized Star Trek as a franchise and was one of the biggest films of 2009, but I think its overall popularity is somewhat overrated by Star Trek fans. All award shows are nothing more than popularity contests, IMO, and the voters simply voted for who they liked the most. Can't really blame them for not being all Star Trek fans. It really was an achievement in itself for Star Trek to be nominated for anything by MTV, because it generally isn't the case...

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Also remember that MTV gave a fair amount of publicity to the movie both pre-release (one of the first good looks we got at the bridge was via MTV, wasn't it?) and at last year's MTV Awards. It all evens out.

Trek '09 was only good when you compare it to Voyager, or Enterprise, or Nemesis.

On it's own, it wasn't that great.

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Right, that's why it outperformed every other version by a hundred miles.

In fact, it was as good or better than most Trek since the original series.

The general public - not, notably, a group that's less smart or lacks the fine taste of Trekkies - has already voted on this movie. How many tickets and/or DVD purchases is the studio required to refund because of not winning this award?

So... who wants to start a petition... or maybe go straight to a demonstration? I'll clear my schedule for the next however long it takes. We are going to win this one. The good fight! Rise up against the oppression of MTV! They have used us for the last time.

Trek '09 was only good when you compare it to Voyager, or Enterprise, or Nemesis.

On it's own, it wasn't that great.

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Right, that's why it outperformed every other version by a hundred miles.

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Why does comparison even matter in terms of how many people saw it? If people make decisions on quality based on how popular something is, then said people need to take a lesson in thinking for themselves. Otherwise they should just accept that Twilight: New Moon is a better movie than Star Trek just because it performed better...